Soccer Friendly - UUM 2 MBAS 1

The Northern Warriors defeated Majlis Bandaraya Alor Setar (MBAS) 2-1 in a soccer friendly played yesterday at Field B. The team had to revamp its usual 4-3-3 formation and played with the 4-4-2 formation due to the inavailability of certain players due to the ongoing examinations as well injuries. The players were also seen to be very exausted and tired as the result of insufficient rest. The visitors took the lead in the 28th minute. UUM later equalized through Mohd Saiful Islam Ghazali (pic) after striker Adam Alkhindi Akbar was fouled in the penalty box. The winning goal came later in the second half from Adam Alkhindi Akbar who ran into the box and rarmmed into the goal from close range.
Overall, despite their tireness, the coaches were happy with their attitude and commitment towards the game. However, the team needs to improve drastically their communication on the field as that was the most important aspect lacking in their game. The team will next play the Super League side, Kuala Muda NAZA FC on Friday, April 24th at Field B. The match will kick-off at 5.15pm.

MASUM Cup - The Draw

UUM has been drawn to play it's neighbour, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) in the MASUM Cup competition which is scheduled for May 24th 2009. The draw was attended by it's coach at the Olympic Hotel in Kuala Lumpur today. 24 teams had confirmed their participation for this year's edition where University Putra Malaysia (UPM) as defending champion has been put on bye in the top group while University Technology MARA (UiTM) the 2008's runner up is in the bottom. Meanwhile the other losing semi-finalists, Johor's University Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM) and Terengganu's University Darul Iman (UDM), were also separated.

This year's tournament will be hosted by UiTM and will be held at it's Perak campus in Manjung. Four venues will be used throughout the tournament and all teams will play in a knock-out format. Winners and losers from each match will be put into the winners and losers pool to decide their progress in the tournament. It is interesting to see that during this tournament, a group of selection panels will be scouting for players to represent MASUM in the SIPMA Cup. Players selected from this tournament group together for three days in a training camp in Manjung.